There is an emerging threat of Candida auris, a fungus that is becoming more resistant to treatment, the CDC said March 20.
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Allegheny Health Network posts $181M loss: 6 notes
Allegheny Health Network operated at a loss last year despite an increase in revenue and COVID-19 funding, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Fact-check: Elon Musk isn't buying The Joint Commission
Despite rumors circulating online, Elon Musk isn’t buying The Joint Commission, PolitiFact reported March 20.
Maternity care deserts a growing concern: 9 hospitals ending services
Rising costs and ongoing staff shortages have led many rural hospitals to close labor and delivery units, leading to maternity care deserts — counties without a hospital or birth center offering obstetric care and without any obstetric providers.
Massachusetts hospitals seek financial flexibility on travel nurse costs
The Massachusetts Hospital Association is urging the state to grant hospitals more financial flexibility when it comes to costs for travel nurses after the state’s hospitals spent $1.5 billion on temporary labor last year, according to a March 20 repor…
Physician, pharmacist sentenced for a $515M pain cream scheme
A physician and pharmacist were sentenced in a pain cream scheme that cost healthcare benefit providers more than $515 million in Mississippi, Clarion Ledger March 10.
Could a new model of education ease the nursing shortage?
As the workforce of more than 4 million registered nurses in the U.S. endures a shortage that is expected to persist through 2030, hospitals and universities are seeking ways to lessen the burden of an already stressed system. One proposal: Reconfigure…
3 health systems switching to Epic EHRs
Below are three health systems that launched a new Epic EHR system or announced plans to do so since March 6:
Federal Reserve weighs difficult decision on rate increases
The Federal Reserve must confront a deeply consequential choice: Raise interest rates to fight inflation or take a timeout amid “the most intense banking crisis since 2008,” The Wall Street Journal reported March 20.
California hospital CEO to resign
Steven Salyer will resign as CEO of Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital.
